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ArticleJournal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi2021

Masks and closed-loop ventilators prevent environmental contamination by COVID-19 patients in negative-pressure environments.

Wen-Lin Su, Po-Pin Hung, Chih-Pei Lin, Li-Kuang Chen, Chou-Chin Lan, Mei-Chen Yang, Ming-Yieh Peng, You-Chen Chao

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Article in Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. [Is Disinfection of Public Surfaces useful for the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infections?]Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Wen-Lin SuDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Po-Pin HungDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Chih-Pei LinDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Li-Kuang ChenSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Chou-Chin LanDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Mei-Chen YangDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Ming-Yieh PengDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan.
You-Chen ChaoSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Electronic address: chaoycmd@tzuchi.com.tw.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herein, we report that nosocomial infection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be mitigated by using surgical masks and closed looped ventilation for both non-critical and critical patients. These preventive measures resulted in no viral contamination of surfaces in negative pressure environments.

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Intensive Care UnitsMasksPatient IsolatorsAgedAged, 80 and overCOVID-19Equipment ContaminationFemaleFomitesHospital UnitsHumansMaleSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusVentilators, MechanicalCOVID-19Environmental samplingRT-PCRSARS-CoV-2

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PMID32425995
PMCPMC7227532

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